Track work commences on Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor
For the first time, the J-slab ballastless track system is being used in India for laying track bed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor track system. The track system comprises of a pre-cast track slab over which fastening devices and rails are fitted. This slab rests on the RC track bed which has a thickness of approximately 300mm and constructed in-situ for individual up and down track lines on viaduct top. The width of RC track bed is 2420mm. More than 14,000 MT of JIS rails, 50 number of moulds for casting track slabs have already been received from Japan.